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mings
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 Posted: Wed Oct 19, 2005 5:47 pm Post subject: Is it an adjective? |
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Dear teacher,
Is "good value" an adjective in the following sentence.
"This tiny town was almost memorable for its unbelievably good value guesthouse VND 20,000."
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Bob S.
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| Posted: Thu Oct 20, 2005 2:39 pm Post subject: Re: Is it an adjective? |
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| mings wrote: |
Is "good value" an adjective in the following sentence.
"This tiny town was almost memorable for its unbelievably good value guesthouse VND 20,000." |
In this case, value is a noun, specifically an idea or quality (a noun is a person, place, thing, or idea). Good is an adjective modifying value. |
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mings
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| Posted: Thu Oct 20, 2005 4:27 pm Post subject: |
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Dear teacher,
Which modifies guesthouse? Does "good" modify " value guest house" .
So does" value guest house' mean in the sentence?
Please help. |
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asterix
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| Posted: Fri Oct 21, 2005 7:10 am Post subject: |
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It probably should be written :
This tiny town was al most memorable for its guesthouse, which, at
20, 000VND, was unbelievably good value.
As it is written I think it is ungrammatical but unbelievably good value is an adjectival phrase that modifies guesthouse.
I think your example qualifies as journalese, which is odd English of the sort often used by sports writers, travel writers, etc.. |
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mings
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| Posted: Fri Oct 21, 2005 7:33 am Post subject: |
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Thank you,Asterix.
Your analysis helps me a lot.
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